USPTO Patents Application 10687850

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UTILITY
PATENT APPLICATION
TRANSMITTAL

(Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

Attorney Docket No.

First Inventor

Title

7404-558

David W. Burke

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System and Method for Analyte Measurement Employing
Maximum Dosing Time Delay

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APPLICATION ELEMENTS

See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.

ADDRESS TO:

Mail Stop Patent Application
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

1. [7] Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTO/SB/1 7)

(Submit an original and a duplicate for fee processing)

2. LJ Applicant claims small entity status.

See 37 CFR 1.27.

3. HZ] Specification \Total Page s 6 Q

(preferred arrangement set forth below)

- Descriptive title of the invention

- Cross Reference to Related Applications

- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R&D

- Reference to sequence listing, a table,
or a computer program listing appendix

- Background of the Invention

- Brief Summary of the Invention

- Brief Description of the Drawings (if filed)

- Detailed Description

- Claim(s)

- Abstract of the Disclosure

4. [3 Drawing(s) (35 U.S.C. 113) [Total Sheets

.3

5. Oath or Declaration [Total Sheets _f ]

a. [7] Newly executed (unsigned)

b. Q Copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))

(for continuation/divisional with Box 18 completed)

DELETION OF INVENTORY
Signed statement attached deleting inventors)
name in the prior application, see 37 CFR
1.63(d)(2) and 1.33(b).

6. □ Application Data Sheet. See 37 CFR 1 .76

7. □ CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or

Computer Program (Appendix)

8. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
(if applicable, all necessary)

a. □ Computer Readable Form (CRF)

b. Specification Sequence Listing on:

CD-ROM or CD-R (2 copies); or
ii. □ Paper

c. □ Statements verifying identity of above copies

ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PARTS

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Assignment Papers (cover sheet & document(s))
37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement rn Power of
(when there is an assignee) Attorney
English Translation Document (if applicable)
Information Disclosure [_) Copies of IDS

Statement (IDS)/PTO-1449 Citations
Preliminary Amendment
Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503)
(Should be specifically itemized)
Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)
(if foreign priority is claimed)
Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C. 122
(b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/35
or its equivalent.

Other:

18. If a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box, and supply the requisite information below and in the first sentence of the
specification following the title, or in an Application Data Sheet under 37 CFR 1. 76:

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Continuation

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Divisional

Examiner

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Continuation-in-part (CIP)

of prior application No.:

Art Unit:

Prior application infonuation: _________

For CONTINUATION OF DIVISIONAL APPS only; The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which an oath or declaration is supplied under Box
5b, is considered a part of the disclosure of the accompanying continuation or divisional application and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The incorporation can only be relied upon when a portion has been Inadvertently omitted from the submitted application parts.

19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

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Customer Number:

OR (ZD Correspondence address below

Name

Troy J. Cole

Address

Bank One Center/Tower

1 1 1 Monument Circle, Suite 3700

City

Indianapolis

State

IN

Zip Code

46204-5137

Country

United States of America

Telephone

(317)634-3456

Fax

(317)637-7561

Name (Print/Type)

Tr ov^lCpJe^

Registration No. (Attorney/Agent)

35,102

Signature

Date

October 17, 2003

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FEE TRANSMITTAL
for FY 2004

Effective 10/01/2003. Patent fees are subject to annual revision.

Q Applicant claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27

TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT

($) 770.00

Complete if Known

Application Number

Not Yet Assigned

Filing Date

October 17, 2003

First Named Inventor

David W. Burke

Examiner Name

Art Unit

Attorney Docket No.

7404-558 J

METHOD OF PAYMENT (check all that apply)

FEE CALCULATION (continued)

[/] Check [] Credit card Q Money Q other | [None
n Deposit Account:

3. ADDITIONAL FEES

Large Entity

Deposit
Account
Number
Deposit
Account
Name

23-3030

Woodard, Emhardt, et al.

The Director is authorized to: (check all that apply)

Q Charge fee(s) indicated below \7\ Credit any overpayments

[7] Charge any additional fee(s) or any underpayment of fee(s)

Q Charge fee(s) indicated below, except for the filing fee

to the above-identified deposit account.

Fee Fee
Code ($)

1051 130

1052 50

1053 130
1812 2,520

1804 920*

1805 1,840*

FEE CALCULATION

1. BASIC FILING FEE

Large Entity Small Entity

1251
1252
1253

110
420
950

Fee

Fee

Fee

Fee

Fee DescriDtion

Code (%)

Code ($)

1001

770

2001

385

Utility filing fee

1002

340

2002

170

Design filing fee

1003

530

2003

265

Plant filing fee

1004

770

2004

385

Reissue filing fee

1005

160

2005

80

Provisional filing fee

Fee Paid

770.00

SUBTOTAL (1) ($) 770.00

2. EXTRA CLAIM FEES FOR UTILITY AND REISSUE

Fee from

Ext ra Claim s below Fee Paid
Total Claims I 11 I .20** = IP J X I I = l I

^dependent fT^ - 3~ = \EZ\ X I I =CZ.

Multiple Dependent | | = | 1

1254 1,480

1255 2,010

1401 330

1402 330

1403 290

1451 1,510

1452 110

1453 1,330

1501 1,330

1502 480

Large Entity

Small Entity

Fee Fee
Code ($)

Fee Fee
Code ($)

1202 18

2202 9

1201 86

2201 43

1203 290

2203 145

1204 86

2204 43

1205 18

2205 9

Fee Description

Claims in excess of 20

Independent claims in excess of 3

Multiple dependent claim, if not paid

** Reissue independent claims
over original patent

** Reissue claims in excess of 20
and over original patent

1503
1460
1807
1806
8021
1809

640
130

50
180

40
770

1810 770

1801
1802

770
900

Small Entity

Fee Description

Fee Fee
Code ($)

2051 65 Surcharge - late filing fee or oath

2052 25 Surcharge - late provisional filing fee or

cover sheet
1053 130 Non-English specification
1812 2,520 For filing a request for ex parte reexamination

1 804 920* Requesting publication of SIR prior to

Examiner action

1805 1,840* Requesting publication of SIR after

Examiner action

2251 55 Extension for reply within first month

2252 210 Extension for reply within second month

2253 475 Extension for reply within third month

2254 740 Extension for reply within fourth month

2255 1,005 Extension for reply within fifth month
2401 165 Notice of Appeal

165 Filing a brief in support of an appeal
145 Request for oral hearing
1,510 Petition to institute a public use proceeding
55 Petition to revive - unavoidable
665 Petition to revive - unintentional
665 Utility issue fee (or reissue)
240 Design issue fee
320 Plant issue fee
130 Petitions to the Commissioner
50 Processing fee under 37 CFR 1 17(q)
180 Submission of Information Disclosure Stmt

FejL£ajd

2402
2403
1451
2452
2453
2501
2502
2503
1460
1807
1806
8021
2809

2810

2801
1802

4Q Recording each patent assignment per

property (times number of properties)
385 Filing a submission after final rejection
(37 CFR 1.129(a))

385 For each additional invention to be
examined (37 CFR 1.129(b))

385 Request for Continued Examination (RCE)

900 Request for expedited examination
of a design application

SUBTOTAL (2)

"or number previously paid, if greater; For Reissues, see above

Other fee (specify)

•Reduced by Basic Filing Fee Paid

SUBTOTAL (3) |($) 0

SUBMITTED BY

(Complete (if applicable))

Name (Print/Type)

Signature

Troy J. Cojs

A

I Registration No. TTTTm

Telephone

Date

(317) 634-3456

October 17, 2003

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